This week’s post for the Ideas of the week featuring ideas that might change our world.
1. Recycling plastic is now possible
Recycle+ Environment+Mike Biddle
Mike Biddle has broken the loop and found a solution to recycle 80-90 % of plastic waste that is lying around and damaging the environment. More
2. Tiles that harvest energy from footsteps
Kinetic energy
Laurence Kembell-Cook, the director of Pavegen Systems has created Pavegen tiles – a low carbon solution that aims to bring kinetic energy from footsteps of pedestrians. More
3. Smartmirror using AR to display much more than just reflection
AR + Innovation+ Smartmirror
This Smart-Mirror uses Augmented Reality to present users with a wealth of information such as weather and news, social network feeds, streamed internet TV, personal health information and can even act as a personal coach.More
4. Self-steering tractor to make farmers lives a lot easier
Tractor+ Farmers+Technology
A team of researchers in Belgium have developed a robotic self-steering tractor that has a steering system which analyzes the terrain conditions and calculates the optimal speed and turning radius in real-time. More
5. How Social Digital your company is?
Social Business Index+ SocialDigital
A site called the Social Business Index uses an undisclosed algorithm to provide a real-time assessment and ranking of how social (or connected) a company is. More
6. California’s Government gears up for 21st century
Technology+iphone app+Government
San Francisco’s government is using technology to get more accessible to its people. They are saving lives with an iPhone app that gives anyone with CPR certification the option to be notified if someone nearby is having a cardiac issue and need immediate help. More
7. Take This Lollipop… If You Dare
Facebook+Dare+Takethislollipop
It’s a site called Take This Lollipop, and in order to best experience it, I can’t tell you what it is. Just that it’s quite exclusive, and you’ll need a Facebook account to use it.
This week’s post compiled by : Karan Guglani
